February 25, 2024 - A. V. Rauf
Get Ready for the Close-Up: The Temporary Darkness of Illumination….a Final Harbinger??
As we approach the the first quarter of the year 2024 A.D., there has been a great amount of news and speculation concerning the upcoming total solar eclipse that will be visible in the United States on April 8, 2024. This would be 44 days from today and a week removed from Easter or Resurrection Sunday, which falls on March 31, 2024. Furthermore, it would be also be just under two weeks before Passover.
Now according to the Jewish Talmud, the solar eclipse is a sign or omen for the Gentiles who base time on the solar calendar. In contrast, a lunar eclipse is a sign or omen for the Jews, who base their calendar on the cycles of the moon. An eclipse is a natural phenomenon that occurs when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another heavenly body. In many ancient and modern cultures, solar eclipses were attributed to supernatural causes and were considered to be bad omens. That being said, 40 days after the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, a lunar eclipse is scheduled to take place that will be seen in Israel on May 19, 2024 in Israel, which also happens to be the date for Pentecost, which is when the Church was born!
Jesus Himself stated in the Book of Luke:
Luke 21:25-28—25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
In addition God Himself had a purpose for the sun, the moon and the stars as well:
Genesis 1:14–And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Of interesting mention is that just seven years ago there happened to be another solar eclipse that occurred on August 21, 2017. If you couple that eclipse with the one that is to occur in April if you were to view their trajectories, The two eclipses, seven years apart, will form an “X over the America. But it gets even more interesting……….
Now the first eclipse which took place SEVEN years ago (The number seven often alludes to COMPLETION when studying Biblical numerology)on August 21st, 2017, it become to be known as the “the Seven Salem Eclipse” because the path of that eclipse crossed over seven U.S. locations named “Salem” which is short for Jerusalem. Here are those cities: Salem, Oregon, Salem, Idaho, Salem, Wyoming, Salem, Nebraska, Salem, Missouri, Salem, Kentucky and Salem, South Carolina. Notice SEVEN in all named SALEM.
Now when the second Eclipse occurs in the next 44 days, the path of that eclipse will cross over seven U.S. locations named “Nineveh> I am not making this stuff up guys. Here is the names of those towns: Nineveh, Texas, Nineveh, Missouri. Nineveh, Indiana, Nineveh, Ohio, Nineveh, Pennsylvania, Nineveh, Virginia and Nineveh, New York. Coincidence? I have heard it said before that coincidence is not a kosher word!
According to the Bible, Nineveh was a large pagan city that symbolized enmity with God. Nevertheless, God commissioned Jonah, to go and witness to the:
Jonah 3:1-10--And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying,2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
Some believe that there was a total solar eclipse just before Jonah warned Nineveh to repent. This maybe true however I haven’t found any proof as of yet and I am just mentioning it in passing. Now if you go further back in the Bible, Nineveh was built by Nimrod, a might hunter who openly defied God:
Genesis 10:9-12–And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
Now let me also mention that the path of the Great American Eclipse of 2017 and the path of the Great American Eclipse of 2024 just happen to intersect in Illinois. . Remember, this total solar eclipse that will cross the United States for the second time in seven years on April 8, 2024 will then create an “X” over a part of the country known as Cairo, Illinois or “little Egypt” which is Carbondale, Illinois. Now when you follow the trajectory of this second eclipse, it will first be noticed in…..wait for it…..Eagle Pass, Texas! This small town is currently the epicenter of the migrant crisis with immigrant crossing the U. S. border. As you continue through San Antonio and Dallas/Fort Worth and through parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri, you are passing not one but two Fault lines:the Balcones Fault Line, which is not currently active although seismic activity has been occurring in other parts of Texas as we speak. Now the Balcones Fault or Balcones Fault Zone is an area of largely normal faulting in the U.S. state of Texas that runs roughly from the southwest part of the state near Del Rio to the north-central region near Dallas, Texas along Interstate 35.
Now a you continue all the way up to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the path of totality for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse goes right up to the tip of Illinois where it hits Cairo (also called Little Egypt or Carbondale) Illinois. And the fault line at the intersection of thee two eclipses happens to be in the New Madrid Fault Line. What does all of this mean you ask? Keep reading……..
On the 28th of August 2024, there will be a planetary alignment of Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune that will be seen in the morning just before sunrise. There will be another planetary alignment in the month of October 2024. One reason that planetary alignments are important is that it has a tremendous effect of pulling on the outer crust of the Earth, which means we should pay attention to increased earthquakes and volcanoes at these times.
Now what I am about to share with you is based on actual facts. This “X” over the USA has happened before in the 1800s. A total solar eclipse occurred onJune 16, 1806 as well as 17 September 17, 1811 with a giant “X” marking the spot on the map over the New Madrid fault zone.
Approximately five months later on February 7, 1812, the town of New Madrid was destroyed in a 7.4M – 8.0M earthquake, which was the fourth earthquake of the 1811-1812 series of earthquakes. The 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes rank as one of the largest in recorded history for the USA. It was 10 times larger than the Great San Francisco earthquake of 1906.(http://www.new-madrid.mo.us/102/Earthquakes-of-1811-1812).
In lieu of the current crisis in Israel that began with the War in Gaza between Israel and HAMAS, the United States, let alone other nations are putting extreme pressure on Israel to give up its pursuit of the Hamas terrorists and agree to a two-state solution. As a matter of fact, just next week, the Russian Federation (this is currently the official name of Russia) will be hosting over a dozen factions of Islamic terrorists including HAMAS, PLO, FATAH, HEZBOLLAH, and even the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC-QF) of Iran, in an effort to unify their forces for a final solution to the “occupation” of “Palestinian” land from by Israel. In other words these factions are now seeking Russia for support. Ezekiel 38-39 anyone? Could this be the proverbial jaw that pulls Russia into the current war in Israel.
The Bible, however, tells us that the Lord will deal harshly with any nation that pursues such a policy of dividing His Land. Will there be a literal dividing of the land here in the United States as we are pressuring Israel to divide their land???
Now I am not claiming this can all happen but I do believe that we have and will continue to witness an escalation of wars globally could with an accelerated increase in both seismic AND volcanic activity as the year progresses. We are already witnessing war in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America and of course the Middle East.
Furthermore, it is now becoming more evident and obvious that we are not that far removed from the seven-year Tribulation period when the entire earth will experience the fury of God’s wrath as Israel takes center stage after the Catching Away or Harpazo of the true Church.
The Bible says there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars, particularly in the last days:
Joel 2:28-32—28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lordshall call.
Luke 21:25—25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Oh and by the way, the next total solar eclipse visible from the United States will not happen until 2044. https://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/
So will the solar eclipse signify the nearness of this time? Could this be God’s final warning to America? Will this spark a revival in the country? Only time will tell.
Maranatha!